Syria's Interim President Signs Transitional Constitution Following Assad's Ouster

The five-year transitional framework includes provisions for women's rights, press freedoms, and centralized executive power under Islamist leadership.

• Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the Islamist group HTS, signed a provisional constitution as Syria's interim president after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December.
• The transitional constitution establishes a five-year period of governance under Islamist rule, with Islamic law as the primary legal framework.
• Key provisions include guarantees for women's social, political, and economic rights, as well as press and speech freedoms, while maintaining the requirement for the head of state to be Muslim.
• The interim government centralizes executive power under the president, allowing for swift decision-making and the declaration of states of emergency during the transitional period.
• A separate committee will draft a permanent constitution, while a recent agreement integrates Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into central security structures following a ceasefire.

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